Tanauan City mayor Halili shot dead during flag ceremony

Rappler.com reports: “Tanauan City, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili was shot dead Monday morning, July 2, during the weekly flag raising ceremony in front of the city hall. The 72-year-old Halili was rushed to the CP Reyes Medical Center where he was declared dead at 8:45 am, Calabarzon police director Chief Superintendent Edward Carranza said. The mayor succumbed to the gunshot wound on his chest. Police are still trying to pin down the motive for Halili’s killing. Carranza has formed a special investigation task group (SITG) to look into the murder. In a Facebook video posted by Tanauan City Public Information Officer Gerard Laresma, the sound of a gunshot was heard towards the end of the singing of the national anthem.”